Resources for Students
Financial
– Phone: 612-381-3405
Phone: 612-381-3414;
Food Resources
Non-perishable Food Shelf in Pinska: AllOneHealth room – Pinska 29AA
Health Resources
- – Connects to multitude of resources
Contact Molly Malone Docken with questions
Mental Health Resources
- – call, text, online chat, options for Deaf/HoH
- is 24/7 Mental Health Support in MN – text “MN: to 741741. Services available throughout Minnesota
- webpage provides links to mental health resources, crisis lines and more
- COPE (Community Outreach for Psychiatric Emergencies) at 612-596-1223; the COPE team is available 24/7
- LGBTQIA+ crisis and suicide prevention support, call Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860
- 1-866-488-7386; 24/7/365 available, text options available at TrevorText: Text START to 678-678 stand messaging rates apply
- – peer mental health support. Can text “Support” to 85511 or call 651-288-0400
- – Chat online, text 838255, or dial 988 then press 1
Substance Abuse Resources
- – Al-Anon and Alateen members are people who have been affected by someone else’s drinking.
- – Alcohol and Drug Treatment in Minnesota
- – a group of non-profit primary care clinics serving North and Northeast Minneapolis and the northern suburbs.
- – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free and confidential 24/7, 365, treatment referral and information service for individuals and families facing mental health and/or substance use disorders
Housing Resources
Contact Rachel Clennon with housing related questions
Other resources:
- – supports basic needs for people including meals, warm place to sleep, and skills and resources necessary to find and maintain housing.
- – builds the hope, assets, and self-reliance of individuals and families who have lower incomes by providing transformative affordable housing and career readiness services.
If you are at risk of houselessness in the next 14 to 30 days:
- – Free hotline for MN renters. Covers wide range of issues with tenants.
- – can offer emergency housing to individuals and families experiencing a housing crisis.
- – helps pay energy bills for eligible Minnesotans
Legal Resources
- – provides domestic, sexual, and relationship violence services to women, men, youth, and families. All services are free of charge and include 24 hour emergency shelter, legal advocacy, support groups, housing and supportive services, youth intervention and prevention services, elder abuse services, community education and professional training, and more
- – provides free brief legal advice and full representation to immigrants and refugees in MN who qualify for services
- – help you find helpful information, services, and resources about your legal problem if you are not represented by an attorney. The Self-Help centers assist people who represent themselves in the Minnesota District Courts
- – Provides civil legal services to low-income Minnesotans through volunteer attorneys. VLN’s mission is to protect and promote the basic human needs of people in poverty through the power of legal volunteers
Technology Resources
Phone Number: 612-381-3434
- – Through Minnesota Office of Broadband Development
- – Affordable Desktops, Laptops, and Internet Hotspots
Transportation Resources
Metro Transit passes are available at the Dunwoody Bookstore; Contact Student Affairs or the Bookstore for more information:
Pathway to Career Scholarship Students, contact Augustine Kietzer or Doreen Chirwa for a pass:
Other resources:
Additional Resources
- is a project by Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota to improve the well-being of families and individuals by linking them to public work support programs and tax credits
- unites community partners to meet urgent needs and make lasting changes in the areas of housing, food, education and economic opportunity
- additional basic needs resources